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services ponctuels

English translation: occasional services

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French term or phrase:services ponctuels
English translation:occasional services
Entered by: pooja_chic

09:21 Jan 3, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: services ponctuels
Liste des services ponctuels
Dans le cadre du présent contrat, le DISTRIBUTEUR pourra mettre en place l’une ou l’autre des opérations
d’information et/ou de formation, et des services couvrant des opérations marketing nationales ou
marketing réseaux, en vue de favoriser les ventes des produits du FOURNISSEUR au plan national ou
régional (personnalisation par fournisseur au cas par cas).

Do these refer to one-time services?
pooja_chic
occasional services
Explanation:
Another possibility, which remains relatively neutral about just how many times these might or might not take place.

'occasional' opposes 'regular', for example.
Selected response from:

Tony M
France
Local time: 01:40
Grading comment
thanks Tony and everyone
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7occasional services
Tony M
4 +3other services
Bourth (X)
4 +1ad hoc services
Y. Peraza
5on demand services
Alison High
4one-time/one-off services
Sheila Wilson
4on request services
cc in nyc
3 +1non-standard services
MatthewLaSon
3specific services
Marian Vieyra


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ad hoc services


Explanation:
No one time services, but services to be provided when applicable or requested as opposed to on a regular basis.

Y. Peraza
Local time: 01:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: I took a while posting my answer
3 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
one-time/one-off services


Explanation:
ad-hoc is also possible

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 00:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
on demand services


Explanation:
Just another option. I have been asked to use this by one of my clients.

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-01-03 09:28:28 GMT)
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that could be "on-demand", you'd need to check

Alison High
Switzerland
Local time: 01:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  kashew: or optional?
2 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
on request services


Explanation:
OR services on request... another set of alternatives.


    Reference: http://www.vaisala.com/en/meteorology/services/onrequestserv...
    Reference: http://www.eloundavillas.com/services-a-facilities-/services...
cc in nyc
Local time: 19:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 173
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
occasional services


Explanation:
Another possibility, which remains relatively neutral about just how many times these might or might not take place.

'occasional' opposes 'regular', for example.

Tony M
France
Local time: 01:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 571
Grading comment
thanks Tony and everyone

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Bessioud: I was just about to post this too. I would definitely avoid ad hoc, which may have connotations of inadequate planning or poor quality of service
3 mins
  -> Thanks, JdM! Yes, i think the difference of meaning between 'ad hoc' in FR and EN is something to be wary of...
agree  Richard Hedger: Yes, I read this as "as required" rather than just "one-off".
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Richard! Yes, I think a neutral term is needed to avoid the trap of over-interpretation.
agree  Andreas THEODOROU
17 mins
  -> Thanks, Andreas!
agree  mimi 254
5 hrs
  -> Merci, Mimi !
agree  AllegroTrans: optional perhaps
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, A/T! Although they may well in fact be optional, I can't help thinking that risks taking us perhaps a little too far away from the s/t?
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sangro!
agree  Verginia Ophof
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Verginia!
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
other services


Explanation:
Depending on how the whole is presented, "other services" may say it all.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 377

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andreas THEODOROU: exactly
5 mins
agree  cmwilliams (X)
1 hr
neutral  kashew: or complementary maybe?
1 hr
agree  AllegroTrans
6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
specific services


Explanation:
List of specific services. As there is a list specifying which services may be established, I'd say it was pretty specific.

Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
non-standard services


Explanation:
Hello,

You sometimes see "services ponctuels et occasinnels", so perhaps "occasional" is not ideal here.

I think that "ponctuels" here means "non-réguliers", as "ponctuels" seems to be used in contrast to "services réguliers".

services ponctuels ou occasionnels. Si l'une de ces rubriques ne ... La rubrique « services ponctuels ou occasionnels » comprend tous les ...
http://admi.net/jo/20020208/ECOC0200002A.html

Ces 45€ correspondent sur ma facture détaillée a ce que ces charlatans appellent des "Services ponctuels ou occasionnels " ...
www.infos-du-net.com › Forum › Accès Internet & Réseaux

Services reguliers · Services ponctuels. Services offerts. Ponctuels Nous offrons des services personnalisés et à la carte. Mis en place selon vos besoins, ...

http://csdd.qc.ca/services_ponctuels.html

The contracts also call for delivery of non-standard services in support of the cargo resupply, including analysis and special tasks as the ...
www.hobbyspace.com/nucleus/index.php?itemid=19447


I hope this helps.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 19:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 175

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof
41 mins
  -> Thank you, Verginia! Happy New Year.
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